Are longer half lifes truely more dangerous than shorter half lifes?

Subject: Are longer half lifes truely more dangerous than shorter half lifes?

Date: Wed Jul 12 00:08:00 2006
Posted by Gregg
Grade level: nonaligned School: N/A
City: Seattle State/Province: Washington Country: United States of America
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1152688080.Ph

Message:


If two 200 atom blocks of radioactive material were decaying, one with a half 
life of 30 minutes and the other of 100 days; I would have to avoid all 
those "bullets" for 30 minutes from the first because it is so "hot" but could 
easily avoid one a day from the second. The shorter half life seems more 
dangerous.

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